| Abstract (English) | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract (Chinese) | 第5-6页 |
| Contents | 第6-7页 |
| Chapter One: Introduction | 第7-13页 |
| ·A Short Account of Lessing's Life | 第7-8页 |
| ·Lessing's Literary Interests | 第8-9页 |
| ·The Diaries of Jane Somers and Its Critiques | 第9-11页 |
| ·The Theme of the Present Thesis | 第11-13页 |
| Chapter Two: Women at Work | 第13-25页 |
| ·Efficient Women | 第14-18页 |
| ·Passion for Work | 第14-16页 |
| ·Female Solidarity in Work | 第16-17页 |
| ·Women's Disempowerment without Career | 第17-18页 |
| ·Keeping Women down | 第18-25页 |
| ·"Sex-Typing" and Professions | 第19-21页 |
| ·Double Oppression | 第21-25页 |
| Chapter Three: In Search of the Lost Mother-Daughter Intimacy | 第25-35页 |
| ·Detached Mother-Daughter Relationship | 第26-29页 |
| ·Regeneration of Intimacy between Mother and Daughter | 第29-32页 |
| ·Spiritual Progress | 第32-35页 |
| Chapter Four: Men, Women, Partnership | 第35-47页 |
| ·"Anti-male Sisters" | 第36-40页 |
| ·Female Workaholics | 第40-43页 |
| ·Partnership | 第43-47页 |
| Chapter Five: Conclusion | 第47-51页 |
| Notes | 第51-53页 |
| Bibliography | 第53-58页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第58页 |
